Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the priest to use two clean birds, some wood, red string, and a plant to help a person become clean again. This shows that God cares about making people healthy and pure in a special way.

Leviticus 14:4: Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive [and] clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: [birds: or, sparrows]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

Leviticus 14:4 prescribes using birds for purification, whereas Hebrews 10:4 states that animal sacrifices cannot take away sins, contradicting the efficacy of such rituals.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Leviticus 14:4 involves ritual sacrifice, but Matthew 9:13 emphasizes mercy over sacrifice as desired by God, opposing the need for ritualistic practices.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

Leviticus 14:4 involves an outward ritual for cleansing, whereas Psalm 51 emphasizes a contrite heart over sacrifices for spiritual cleansing, stressing internal over external purification.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Leviticus 14:4 details sacrificial rituals, but Hosea 6:6 highlights God’s preference for mercy and knowledge over sacrifices, challenging the importance of such rituals.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Leviticus 14:4 requires animal offerings, but Isaiah 1:11 questions the value of sacrifices, implying that God finds them unnecessary and undesirable.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Paradox #1

This verse describes a ritual involving the use of birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop in the cleansing process for certain diseases. Scientifically, there is no evidence that such rituals have any medical effect on diseases or conditions described in modern terms, which could be seen as a contradiction or inconsistency with current medical understanding of disease treatment and hygiene.

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